Irish MirrorEvacuation mission for Irish sailor who tried to assist injured rival a successIrish MirrorAn evacuation mission to rescue a hero Irish sailor who tried to assist an injured rival during the Golden Globe Race was completed today. Dubliner Gregor McGuckin lost the mast of his yacht during...

Daily TelegraphAustralia Day: Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists on January 26 but wants a new 'indigenous day'Daily TelegraphSCOTT Morrison has flagged a new national day for indigenous Australians in a bid to end ongoing division over Australia Day. In his strongest words on the campaign to cha...

NEWS.com.auABC boss Michelle Guthrie sacked by boardNEWS.com.auWHEN news broke that just halfway through her contract ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie had been given the boot, you didn't have to strain hard to hear the cheers emanating from the broadcaster's Sydney and Melbourne headquarters.S...

NEWS.com.auWhy are Catholic schools getting more money?NEWS.com.auA HUGE funding boost for Catholic and non-government schools is being criticised as “corrupt” and a “slush fund” that provides 10 times the amount of money that's actually needed. Last week, the Morrison Government announced a...

9news.com.auMan who died sailing new boat for first time off Sydney named as Terry Annesley9news.com.auA man who died after setting sail in his new boat for the first time has been named as Terry Annesley. The 72-year-old Queenslander had only bought the boat four months ago. He died after the yacht...

The Canberra TimesMan seriously injured after wind gust topples wall east of BrisbaneThe Canberra TimesA man in his 50s has been rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after being hit by a collapsing wall at a construction site east of Brisbane. Paramedics were called to the site on Old Cleve...

NEWS.com.auQld govt stands by shark cull decisionBendigo AdvertiserQueensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended killing six sharks in response to two attacks in the Whitsundays as necessary in part to fend off criticism of doing nothing. Five tiger sharks and a small black tip shark have be...

9news.com.auUK cyclist killed racing in 'Hunger Games'Warrnambool StandardBritish ultra-endurance cycling star Mike Hall died from massive head injuries when a P-plater hit him at 100 km/h as he competed in the "Hunger Games on wheels". Cooma man Shegu Bobb, 19 at the time, was on his way to work in...

The AustralianPilot error blamed for deadly Essendon light plane crashThe AustralianShare this article. Facebook · Twitter · Email; Print; Save. Pilot error blamed for deadly Essendon light plane crash. The DFO building at Essendon in Melbourne, after the plane carrying five people crashed into it o...

The Sydney Morning HeraldBill Shorten refuses to promise that Labor will end asylum detentionThe Sydney Morning HeraldLabor leader Bill Shorten refused on three occasions to promise that he will end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island, after being confronted over the...